New England Seacoast Adventures: A Complete Guide To Outdoor Recreatoin From Connecticut To Maine is an engaging travel guide by experienced travel writer Stephen Jermanok and written specifically for anyone with an interest in enjoying outdoor activities to be found along the seacoast of of all the Atlantic bordering New England states. Listing data sport-by-sport for each state, along with information on state parks, camping places, historical landmarks and much more, New England Seacoast Adventures is a superbly presented and highly recommended "user friendly" guide for people who enjoy camping, kayaking, sailing, beachcombing, rock climbing, scuba diving, surfing, golfing, fishing, camping, or a wide variety of other memorable seacoast area activities.

New England Seacoast Adventures: A Complete Guide To Outdoor Recreatoin From Connecticut To Maine is an engaging travel guide by experienced travel writer Stephen Jermanok and written specifically for anyone with an interest in enjoying outdoor activities to be found along the seacoast of of all the Atlantic bordering New England states. Listing data sport-by-sport for each state, along with information on state parks, camping places, historical landmarks and much more, New England Seacoast Adventures is a superbly presented and highly recommended "user friendly" guide for people who enjoy camping, kayaking, sailing, beachcombing, rock climbing, scuba diving, surfing, golfing, fishing, camping, or a wide variety of other memorable seacoast area activities.

The Rogers' have done it again! I have been down hill, crosscountry skiing and snowshoeing for many years and I thought I knew a lot about the Northeast snow country. I have just read about places and activities that are new to me and I thought I had been all over northern New England! Not only do they provide a good overview of the most popular ski areas and in some cases even a small history of some features and events of those areas but they also give any new (or old) visitor a varying list of other activities that might otherwise be overlooked. I have been interested in maybe a dog sled tour but never really knew where to go for information. Now I know what to get for a friend of mine for a Christmas or a birthday presant, an all day dog sled ride. I just know that we will both want to drive our own sleds! I did not know that was possible either. Although for the most part I like to "bushwack" on x-country skiis, my interest in some of the groomed trails that are available and rather inexspensive, has been peeked because of the other possible after ski activities that are available in the area. I never heard of bowling with a frozen turkey but I want to go and watch and maybe even try it now. I like museums and now I know which ones might be open in the winter if the weather turns bad. Snowmobiles anyone? Now I even know where to rent and ride be it for an hour or all day. You say you don't own any kind of skiis? Well with this guide you can find just the kind of place for you first time out and if skiing does not agree with you, because you just hate getting all covered with snow, just try one of those fine libaries or places to eat. Snowshoeing at the Balsams hotel? Yes! I've always wanted to see the ponds that are up in the woods behind the hotel. And afterwards I can maybe either relax there or head back to my snug room in Colebrook or to my favorite cabin by the lake in Pittsburg. How ever you look at it, this guide has something for everyone, skiing nut or not. Take the friend that likes to stay inside while you do "outdoor " things and then spend the evening talking about the good times you have had all day over a drink and a good meal. This book will stay in the truck all winter like my skiis and snowshoes do!

Skiing in New England can be fantastic, but it's not the only wintertime activity available. In fact, in New England Snow Country: 701 Ways to Enjoy Winter Whether You Ski or Not, authors Barbara Radcliffe Rogers and Stillman Rogers describe 700 additional ways to enjoy a New England winter, from snowshoeing to igloo building to ice-bowling with a frozen turkey in the wilds of Vermont. (Don't knock it until you try it, we say.)

The 188-page soft-cover guide, published in October, 1999, is broken down into regions, including New Hampshire, Maine, the Berkshires in Massachusetts, and the Green Mountains of Vermont.

For each region, the authors describe activities ranging from winter recreation (cross-country and alpine skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, ice skating, ice fishing, dog sledding, and more) to pursuits such as maple sugaring or visiting the Vermont Institute of Natural Sciences Raptor Center, where ailing birds are rehabilitated.

The book is sprinkled with New England winter trivia, debunking some myths such as the reason for covered bridges. Were these bridges originally covered to keep out snow? No; snow had to be shoveled on the bridges so sleighs could pass, but the covering did keep the snow from building up too high and putting too much pressure on support timbers.

The guide includes detailed information about places to lodge and dine at each area, as well as event listings. This book is perfect for groups that include a non-skiing member, and will be priceless for those occasions where the slopes turn out to be less than ideal for skiing or boarding - a little freezing rain or a January thaw can make off-slope activities look rather desirable. And, the day doesn't end when the lifts stop running.

New England Snow Country retails for $ and is a fantastic value. (Review reprinted with permission from dcski)

This is a much more thorough study of Congregational culture and doctrine than that of Perry Miller. Miller's work relied entirely on published weekday sermons. Stout mined the unpublished sermon notes of hundreds of New England preachers to find a balance that Miller missed. Stout convincingly shows that the ministers' commitment to the salvation of their listeners was always paramount, and finds a consistency in their messages that link the ministers of the 1630's with those of the 1770's. Stout finds few doctrinal differences between Old Lights such as John Cotton and New Lights such as Jonathan Edwards. It's a tough read (being intellectual history), but it's well worth the effort if you wish to get inside the Puritan mind.

Harry S. Stout (Ph.D., Kent State University) is currently a professor of American religious history at Yale University. Building on the groundbreaking work of Perry Miller, Stout published The New England Soul in 1986. The study is more extensive than its paperback size might suggest. The main body of the work covers nearly 150,000 words and is supplemented by 68 pages of extensive end notes. The work has become a standard text for college and graduate courses in colonial American history.

Stout's work centers on the content, role, and power of the sermon in Puritan (later New England) America from the first landings to the beginning of the American revolution. His thesis, which is strongly supported through the work, is that the sermon was the central agent in creating a cohesive culture that evolves toward eventual self-identity and independence. Drawing extensively on primary sources, Stout brings to the contemporary reader the piety and passions of the people whose culture forms the soil for the American nation.

Stout follows the sermon through five generations of New England preachers. These generations are marked by gradual but significant changes in the style and, to some degree, content of the sermon. These five generations he labels invention (1620-1665), arrangement (1666-1700), style (1701-1730), delivery (1731-1763), and memory (1764-1776).

These five stages are, he admits, not dramatic shifts as much as a continual evolution. Through these stages Stout demonstrates changes in style (from plain to "Anglican") and, to some degree, in content. He asserts, however, that the essential core elements of the sermon remain consistent, and that the changes reflect the sermon's adjustment to a changing environment. In this assertion Stout challenges to common suggestion that Puritan preaching displaced its original mission and passion over time.

The themes of personal piety and liberty, Stout demonstrates, are constant from the early sermons of John Cotton to sermons like that of Samuel West celebrating the liberation of Boston by George Washington in 1776. These themes are linked by a shared sense of cultural and religious destiny, the "city set on a hill" mission, in which American New England would fulfill the goal of Calvin's Geneva to create the perfect society in which the Kingdom of God might be fully realized on earth.

The New England preacher, more so than the statesman or soldier, was the preeminent power and power-broker in the Colonial period. The sermon was both soteriological and political, reflecting a conceptual marriage of church and state difficult for the contemporary reader to fully grasp.

One great value of Stout's work is, following in the steps of Perry Miller, he brings to the reader the words of voices long forgotten. While John Cotton, Cotton Mather, Jonathan Edwards, and a handful of other divines have remained well known figures, at least to students of early American history, Stout brings to life the words of dozens of other preachers whose works and words are now preserved only in small numbers of rare books and pamphlets.

Stout effectively demonstrates how the sermons, especially of the eighteenth century, laid the foundation for the revolution and the birth of the American nation. The "messianic mission" of the early Puritans was malleable enough to be transfigured into the great battle, against the Beast of the British monarchy, to establish the independence of the colonies. Any student of American or religious history would be well served by including Stout's work in their must-read list. Any teacher of early American history should seriously consider adding this to any list of recommended texts. The contemporary student will be surprised at the multiple connections between religious and political thinking in early American life, as well as the pivotal role the sermon plays in the development of that life.

This book is a great read, especially after going on the Into the Dead of Night ghost walk in Salem last fall. We visited some of the sites from the book on the tour and it really was scary!

Great collection of ghost stories from throughout New England sure to give you the chills. I read the book while traveling through Maine and staying in old B&Bs and Inns .... really brought the "spirit" of New England to life. Many of the haunting sites are revealed and nearby ... go visit one of the site's at night while traveling through New England.

Morton is readable and approachable...until you come upon his allegorical poetry. Dr. Jack Dempsey has unlocked the dense stanzas of Morton. I first encountered Morton years ago and dismissed him as did almost every major New England historian. Not Dempsey. Through his scholarship 'mine eyes have been opened'. Morton loved New England in a very modern sense. His relationship to the Indians and the environment are worth studying. Morton was trained in Latin and understood the mythological figures. Morton related those ancient figures to the circumstances of the 1620's and 1630's. Morton stands in stark contrast to his neighbors twenty five miles away: the Pilgrims at New Plimoth. Adventure, Compassion, Courage...it is all there. Bravo Jack Dempsey!

Thomas Morton's life and influence on early America is under appreciated.In a very entertaining section of the book Dempsey reveals how Morton has been received during the course of our history.Dempsey brings to life the ebullient,prickly,roguish character that Morton was.I learned a great deal about the politics of colonial religious life especially as it effected Native Americans. Of course this influence is still with us today and Dempsey's exegesis on this subject is powerful and persuasive.This book is scholarly but also lots of naughty fun.

This book gives very concise and complete directions to the locations of the places listed. Not only was I able to find every location that I wanted to see and with little or no problem, but also there were good places to eat and other things to do along the way.The accuracy in the distances from the starting points to the destinations is so good that with care there is almost no chance of getting lost. Obviously the authors took great care to be accurate in their discriptions and directions and have written a book that is a real joy to use. I look forward to using other guides by the same authors as I know the will be correct in their information.

Spent a week in the White Mtns and used the book extensively. Most interesting was "discovering" the old Mineral Springs resort in Conway. Book was well written, concise maps and directions were very clear. This book, combined with a good road map and a general guidebook make touring NH very enjoyable.

An incredible book that anyone interested in 3d art should buy. Jurgen Ziewe is no ordinary artist, he creates the most amazing dreamlike scenes imaginable. The book contains pictures of fractally generated landscapes populated by human-like beings, dolphins in the desert, cyber trees, giant mushrooms and futuristic sculptures. Jurgen describes in detail how to create one of his images and describes the software he uses. If 3d art is your thing then this is the book for you ! New Territories by Jurgen Ziewe. Buy it online now !

A ground breaking book detailing the work of desktop artist Jurgen Ziewe.

Mind blowing computer generated illustrations and enlightening text make this a must see for anyone interested in computer illustration and/or mind expansion.

Buy it now! On the net. Thanks Amazon and Jurgen: my life has taken on new meaning!

My mother got this cookbook as a gift when it first was published - since she cannot even boil water I inherited it to my eternal gratitude. It is my favorite cookbook and if I could show you a photo you could easily tell! Highly recommended: Sugarbush Spring Chicken, Chicken Roasted with Cider, World Class Peanut Butter Fudge and I would never be forgiven for not mentioning Maple-Barbecued Ribs.

I discovered this terrific book shortly after moving to New England nine years ago and have enjoyed the seasonal recipes and the fine writing ever since. Some of my favorites of Pat Haley's recipes include: Impossible Cranberry Pie, Rhubarb Almond Delight, End of the Garden Impossible Pie, Fiddlehead Quiche, Carrot Sunflower Seed Cake, and Stuffed Pumpkin. Yankee Books should definitely issue a reprint of this timeless classic.

As a child growing up I had little appreciation for what a historical place I lived in. As an adult I am ashamed of what I squandered in my youth.In addition to my classmates and family members,I urge all History Students to read this book.

This book of photos of people, places, and familiar sites around Kittery is a definite must for anyone who has lived in Kittery. The pictures are worth MORE than a thousand words. Imagine my delight to find my own grandfather's and great-grandfather's photogragh from the 1940's!

We've been fans of the On the Road Again with Man's Best Friend series for many years and have books for every region. The New England guide is so accurate and detailed that we know ahead of time which room to reserve, how it will be decorated, and even what we can expect for breakfast. It is clear that the authors visit every place they review-their insights and perspectives are that personal. Every place we've stayed has been a treasure. The quality of the accommodations and the authors' expertise is a winning combination. Highly recommended!

Over the last 7 years, my wife and I have found various editions of this book to be tremendously helpful in finding places to vacation with our Labrador Retriever.